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HPE StoreEver LTO-8 Control and Data Path Failover Support

Question & Answer


Question

Does IBM Spectrum Protect Server support HPE StoreEver LTO-8 Control and Data Path Failover?

Answer

The HPE StoreEver LTO-8 Control and Data Path Failover is supported with IBM Spectrum Protect version 8.1.4 or subsequent maintenance release.   The failover function is transparent to the IBM Spectrum Protect Server.

Supported libraries and drives:

Supported Operating Systems:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) Server x64 6.6 - 6.10 & 7.1 - 7.7
  • Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, & 2016


The following device drivers are required:
  • RHEL - lin_tape level 3.0.21 or newer
  • Windows - HPE StoreEver LTO-7+ PFO driver level 6.2.6.4 or newer

For additional information on HPE StoreEver LTO-8 Control and Data Path Failover, consult the following HPE documents

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 August 2022

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